Podcast appearances and mentions of Phoenix Project

Justin Huhn, Founder and Publisher of the Uranium Insider, joins me for yet another very comprehensive macro update on the supply and demand fundamentals for uranium and the nuclear fuel sector.   After just getting back from the World Nuclear Symposium in London, Justin provides some boots-on-the-ground feedback as to the longer-term contracting cycle is setting up with utility companies, different bottlenecks in the nuclear fuel cycle that he is watching, and how he is positioning in the uranium equities to feed the front end of that supply chain. This is a longer-format discussion building upon our prior conversations in 2024 and early 2025, because even more key macro news and company developments have been announced in the nuclear and uranium sector.   We start off reviewing the series of right-tail risks that are propelling the sector and supply/demand fundamentals to the upside.   In addition to the global reactor builds, pinch points in enrichment, buying in the spot markets from the Yellowcake fund and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust, and the 4 executive orders out of the Trump Administration in May that focused on the nuclear and uranium industries; we've continued to see even more factors stacking up for the bullish longer-term thesis.  Justin highlights that just this afternoon we saw the Trump administration announce that it was researching building up a strategic uranium reserve, which sent many uranium stocks up double-digits on the day.   Transitioning over the supply environment from the uranium mining companies, we've seen a flurry of news all year out of producers across the board struggling to ramp up production.  Justin unpacks the news out of Kazatomprom, the largest uranium swing producer in Kazakhstan, lowering expected guidance, as well as Canadian senior uranium producer Cameco (CCO.V) (CCJ) discussing the difficulty they are having in sourcing skilled labor to expand their operations.   Next we point out that large development projects in the Athabasca Basin of Canada, like the Phoenix Project held by Denison Mines (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN), Paladin Energy's (ASX: PDN) (OTCQX: PALAF) Triple R/Patterson Lake Project, and in specific the importance of the Arrow Project from NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE), seeing timelines get pushed back to 2030 or later. There is very little new supply coming online globally, with the exception of some smaller production out of the US and Australian producers. All of this points to a much more constrained output from global uranium producers, even in face of growing uranium demand.   Justin highlights the opportunity he sees for growth in the smaller US producers and developers, and that he expects to see merger and acquisition transactions in this jurisdiction in the years to come.   Wrapping up, Justin weighs in on the importance of seeing more developers and explorers move projects forward, and that the exploration stocks in particular have been left for dead by investors and represent compelling value propositions in this current environment.   Click here to visit the Uranium Insider website.

Joelle Tegwen: Breaking Knowledge Silos Through Strategic Skill Sharing Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Working as a Scrum Master on a team rewriting an old application, Joelle faced a significant challenge: experienced developers were located in India while new, experienced developers brought in locally lacked familiarity with the medical domain. Drawing inspiration from The Phoenix Project, she implemented a skills matrix to address the knowledge silos that were preventing new team members from contributing effectively.  Using a teacher-student model, initially frustrated leaders who had to work with "students" discovered within 2-3 sprints that they were also learning new things and no longer carried the pressure of being the only ones with critical knowledge. The new team members brought fresh ideas that improved the codebase, and when the team eventually grew too large, the skills matrix facilitated smooth self-selection for team reorganization. What started as a solution to get new hires productive evolved into a comprehensive approach to knowledge sharing and team scalability. Self-reflection Question: Where do knowledge silos exist in your current team or organization, and how could you implement structured knowledge sharing to transform those constraints into learning opportunities? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

Justin Huhn, Founder and Publisher of the Uranium Insider, joins me for yet another very comprehensive macro update on the supply and demand fundamentals for uranium and the nuclear fuel sector, how the longer-term contracting cycle is setting up with utility companies, and what he is watching and how he is positioning in the uranium equities as we've started to see a bounce across the sector the last 2 months. This is a longer-format discussion building upon our prior conversations in 2024, because even more key news and developments have been announced in the nuclear and uranium sector.   We start off reviewing the 4 executive orders out of the Trump Administration in May that deal with the nuclear and uranium industries, and what this means for the sector and public perception.   We spend some time discussing both the tailwinds from the broader generalist interest in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and nuclear stocks, but also make the larger point about the attractive supply/demand fundamentals that already existed and still exist, even without AI datacenter electricity demand or even modeling in the SMRS.  The global reactor fleet is only continuing to grow,  with more new reactor builds in the East, plus mine restarts and mine extensions.  There are growing initiatives globally,  coming out of the COP29 conference for many nations to triple their nuclear power capacity by 2050.   Transitioning over the supply environment from the uranium mining companies, we've seen a flurry of news all year out of US and African producers struggling to ramp up production, noting the slower than anticipated restart of the Langer Heinrich Mine operated in Namibia by Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) (OTCQX: PALAF). Additionally, with Kazakhstan being the largest uranium swing producer via Kazatomprom, we've seen guidance lowered the last couple years due to a shortfall of sulphuric acid, and increased taxes on production, with both expected to crimp output.  Then, there were even more surprises when Kazatomprom announced a big decrease in their JV production for Canada with Cameco (CCO.V) (CCJ).      Next we point out that large development projects in the Athabasca Basin of Canada, like the Phoenix Project held by Denison Mines (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN), and in specific the Arrow Project from NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE), initially anticipated to start bringing on production by 2028 are also seeing timelines get pushed back to 2030 or later. There is very little new supply coming online globally, with the exception of some smaller production out of the US and Australian producers. All of this points to a much more constrained output from global uranium producers, even in face of growing demand.   Wrapping up, Justin weighs in on which types and what stage of uranium mining stocks have his interest, and why he remains bullish on US producers and developers, and select Canadian developers and explorers.   Click here to visit the Uranium Insider website.

Check out my conversation with previous guest Lincoln Mitchell as we chat about Lincoln's new book, Three Years Our Mayor: George Moscone and the Making of Modern San Francisco. Look for Lincoln at the following events for his new book: April 29: He will be in conversation with Bill Issel discussing the book and what it can teach us about San Francisco today. Hosted by the Phoenix Project at the Roar Shack, 34 7th Street, from 6–8 p.m. May 1: He will be in conversation at the University Club with Corey Busch, who served on Moscone's senate staff, was a senior member of Moscone's mayoral campaign staff, press secretary and chief spokesman for Mayor Moscone, and was Moscone's chief speech writer. This event will begin at 6 p.m. May 13: As part of the San Francisco Historical Society's History Live! program, he will be discussing the book at 6:30. The event will be free in-person or online. May 15: He will be in conversation with writer and scholar George Hammond about the book at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco at 5:30 p.m. May 28: The Savoy Tivoli in North Beach will be hosting a book party, which will feature a brief discussion of the book as well as an exhibit of the works of noted San Francisco photographer Dave Glass. For more information about these events, including how to RSVP and buy tickets, go to LincolnMitchell.com. We recorded this episode over Zoom in March 2025.

We turn our attention to what has been dubbed the ‘Oakland Astroturf Network' and the billionaires funding Oakland's more conservative political campaigns and recalls. Joining us to discuss are Pecolia Manigo, Executive Director of Oakland Rising Action; Jeremy Mack, the Executive Director of the Phoenix Project; and Chaney Turner, the Integrated Voter Engagement Director with Oakland Rising Action. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Oakland's ‘Astroturf Network' w/ Pecolia Manigo, Jeremy Mack & Chaney Turner appeared first on KPFA.

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month this April, host Janet Michael spoke with Aliyha Gill, a passionate sexual assault victim advocate for the Phoenix Project to explore the crucial efforts of the organization and highlight the importance of consent, support systems for survivors, and educational initiatives. Janet introduced the show by highlighting April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, emphasizing the importance of widespread awareness. Aliyha shared her role as a sexual assault victim advocate for the Phoenix Project, an organization extending its services to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. She delved into the comprehensive support provided by the organization, including legal advocacy, educational supportive counseling, medical accompaniment, and specialized support for children and parents. A significant part of the conversation revolved around the topic of consent. Aliyha provided an in-depth understanding of consent from a sexual assault perspective, emphasizing both verbal and non-verbal communication. She pointed out the importance of having ongoing conversations about consent, even within established relationships, and highlighted the legalities surrounding consent, particularly in marriages. The discussion continued with Janet and Aliyha addressing various support mechanisms available for survivors. They touched on the importance of reporting assaults, even when physical evidence might not be readily available, to prevent further incidents and ensure justice. Confidentiality and safe reporting avenues were also underscored, ensuring survivors understand their rights and the support available without fear of exposure. Aliyha talked about the upcoming Survivor Art Showcase, set for April 27th at the Stone Branch Center for the Arts. This event aims to provide an expressive outlet for survivors through various art forms, from abstract art to spoken word. The showcase will feature submissions from survivors in Warren County and presents an opportunity for the community to witness the resilience and creativity of these individuals. Alongside the art showcase, the organization is preparing for International Denim Day on April 30th, promoting awareness through wearing denim. Aliyha highlighted the origin of this day and its significance in advocating against victim-blaming attitudes. Additionally, various educational materials and support resources will be available at multiple locations, making it accessible for those in need. April also marks Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Phoenix Project is actively participating by displaying blue pinwheels and providing educational resources to the community. A cohesive approach involving public and systemic efforts is essential to prevent child abuse, with schools and workplaces playing significant roles in this mission. The Phoenix Project will host an open house and donor event on April 24th, offering a platform for the community to learn more about their services and meet the dedicated advocates in person. This event aims to foster better support systems and create a safer community for all. Phoenix Project's comprehensive support system and educational initiatives are paving the way for a more aware and empathetic community. Their dedication to providing safe spaces for survivors and raising awareness about consent and prevention makes a significant difference in the fight against sexual violence and domestic abuse. For more information, visit their website, phoenix-project.org, or attend their open house event on April 24th. Their office is located at 222 South Royal Avenue in Front Royal. Click here to follow them on Facebook.

In this episode of "The Psychedelic Couch," Melissa Barker discusses her journey of healing from sexual trauma using psychedelic-assisted therapy. Melissa shares her harrowing yet transformative story, beginning with childhood trauma, compounded by an assault at 17, and subsequent traumatic relationships throughout her 20s and early 30s. Despite these challenges, Melissa embarked on a profound healing journey in her late 20s, engaging in therapies such as EMDR, EFT, breath work, and Kundalini yoga, ultimately being diagnosed with complex PTSD due to the extensive trauma she endured. A significant turning point in her healing journey came with the intentional use of psychedelics. Initially exploring these substances alone, Melissa describes a pivotal MDMA journey in December 2022, facilitated by a trusted guide. This experience allowed her to release deeply held trauma, access repressed parts of herself, and foster a deeper sense of trust and safety. Melissa also recounts the challenges of integrating these profound experiences, emphasising the importance of working with protector parts within the Internal Family Systems (IFS) framework. She highlights the delicate balance between accessing traumatic memories and ensuring these protective aspects of the psyche feel secure and supported. The episode further explores the complexities of navigating the psychedelic space, including the potential risks of working with less ethical practitioners. Melissa's story underscores the necessity of finding trustworthy guides and the transformative potential of psychedelics when used responsibly and with proper support. Overall, this episode offers a compelling narrative of resilience, healing, and the profound impact of psychedelics in trauma therapy, providing valuable insights for listeners interested in the therapeutic potential of these substances. ---------- Dr. Melissa Barker, EdD is an entrepreneur, activist, and emerging voice in the growing psychedelics movement. Dr. Barker is the founder of The Phoenix Project, a community-led mental health tech platform that's now in the process of developing AI-assisted support for trauma survivors who are utilizing psychedelic therapy. Her experiences with ketamine, MDMA/MDA, psilocybin, and LSD (alongside her work helping other survivors) spurred her into a deeper understanding of what healing from sexual trauma, abuse and violence means for women, particularly in today's current climate. Dr. Barker has appeared on The Psychedelic Podcast by Third Wave, Sex Love Psychedelics, and many others. She recently co-anchored the panel “MDMA Saved My Life: Psychedelics & Healing from Sexual Trauma” at SXSW 2024 alongside Sutton King, Dr. Sunny Strasburg, and Dr. Cat Meyer. Follow Melissa:   @drmelissabarker  and at   www.iamphoenixproject.com Follow The Psychedelic Couch: @thepsychedelicouch 

In this week's episode of the podcast, Adam, Ben and Tim discuss various books that have significantly influenced their careers and coding philosophies. The conversation ranges from classics like 'Clean Code' and 'The Phoenix Project' to unexpected titles such as 'Fight Club' and 'The Four Agreements'.The discussion underscores the value of continuous learning and how different types of books can offer unique perspectives and practical wisdom.Follow the show and be sure to join the discussion on Discord! Our website is workingcode.dev and we're @workingcode.dev on Bluesky. New episodes drop weekly on Wednesday.And, if you're feeling the love, support us on Patreon.With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media.Full show notes and transcript here.

Justin Huhn, Founder and Publisher of the Uranium Insider, joins me for yet another very comprehensive macro update on the supply and demand fundamentals for uranium and the nuclear fuel sector, how the longer-term contracting cycle is setting up with utility companies, and what he is watching and how he is positioning in the uranium equities in this most recent corrective move lower in the sector.  This is a longer-format discussion building upon our prior conversation in August, because even more key news and developments have been announced in the nuclear and uranium sector. Justin recaps the transformative year in 2024, looks ahead to 2025 and beyond, and guides us through with pro tips on how to approach investing in this sector   We start off reviewing the flurry of news this year out of Kazakhstan, from the largest uranium swing producer in the sector Kazatomprom and what it means for the global supply deficit.  In addition to a shortfall of sulphuric acid, and increased taxes on production, with both expected to crimp output, there were even more surprises when Kazatomprom announced a big decrease in their JV production for Canada with Cameco, yet still found a way to get China all their contracted ounces.  We covered again the continued unstable politics in Niger making future supply still in question for French producer Orano, and also touched on the slower than anticipated restart of the Langer Heinrich Mine operated in Namibia by Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) (OTCQX: PALAF).   We then delve into all the increasing uranium demand from more countries committing to expand nuclear power buildouts, along with life-extensions on existing reactors, and the role that small modular reactors could have in powering AI data centers and manufacturing or in phasing out coal plants as another demand driver.  Justin touches upon the ongoing bottlenecks with regards to sourcing enriched uranium fuel and enrichment & processing due to the recent sanctions placed on Russian supplies, the Russian ban on exports of uranium to the US, and the Canadian sanctions on uranium sent to the US, making it difficult to know where the utility companies are going to be able to source conflict free uranium on the global stage.    Turning to the actual Canadian production supply, Justin outlines the anticipated production output from both Cameco (CCO.V) (CCJ), and the ancillary production supply from the French state producer Orano from its Athabasca Basin JVs. Neither of these companies are expected to grow output substantially over the next year or two, but Cameco could ramp up production over the next few years from it's 2 Canadian mines.  All of this points to a much more constrained output from global uranium producers, even in face of growing demand.   One bright spot we returned to again, was encouragin development and ramping up of production from US producers like Energy Fuels (EFR.TO) (UUUU), enCore Energy (EU.V) (EU), Uranium Energy Corp (UEC), Peninsula Energy (PEN.AX) (PENMF), and Ur-Energy (URE.TO) (URG).  Justin provides his thoughts on investing in US-based uranium companies, and mentions he is watching IsoEnergy Ltd (TSX: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF), to see if they get their US project they acquired from Anfield Energy into production in the year to come as another new potential source of domestic uranium supply.   Next we get into the key larger uranium development projects in the works and just how many years from actual production all of them are; with no new projects expected to come online until 2028 at the earliest, but likely even longer to 2029 and beyond. We reviewed the Arrow Project from NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE), who just announced longer-term off-take contracts with $79 floors and $150 ceilings, signaling to the market where they believe the future price range for U308 will be in the years to come.  We also discussed the PLS (Patterson Lake) Project, held by Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU) (OTCQX: FCUUF), that is currently being acquired by Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) (OTCQX: PALAF), and the Phoenix Project held by Denison Mines (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN).   While these are all very robust projects, they will not be adding to global production for at least several years, which raises the question of where all the new uranium supply will come from in the interim?   We wrap up by getting Justin's thoughts on the uranium exploration stocks operating in the Athabasca Basin and Thelon Basin of Canada, and where the biggest opportunities and concerns are from his vantage point. With so many uranium discoveries having already been made, the question is posed if any new discoveries will ultimately matter to the medium-term supply fundamentals? Justin points to the potential of using the Sabre technology from Orano to extract high-grade resources in the Athabasca Basin, and that this new technology could bring more projects up into the development batting order.  Ultimately though, more of the longer-term commitments from nations to triple their nuclear capacity by 2050 and all the tech company plans to get small modular reactors into production by 2030 need to play out before there is more of a crunch on uranium exploration to find more deposits.  Justin mentions that if we can see a sustained uranium price above $100 for a period of time, that it could incentivize larger companies to finally come in start developing many of the uranium deposits that were delineated and are well known for well into the future.   Click here to visit the Uranium Insider website.

IT'S CHRIIIIIISTMAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!The last couple of years we have seen an increasing cadence of tech innovation, but scaled adoption held back by economic headwinds and incomplete technology suites - at the end of the year, it seems like a good time to reflect and cast forward a bit… In this weeks festive episode of the show, Dave, Esmee and Rob along with friend of the show, Gene Kim, author of the Phoenix Project and Wiring the Winning Organization, have a relaxed mull over the trends in AI and Cloud for 2025, what they are excited about for the coming year, sunny Christmastime and cooking the perfect turkey.Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy and Healthy New Year to all our guests and listeners! Thank you for sharing your time with us this year—we look forward to seeing you at the end of January! TLDR 00:53 Cruising and why don't people use meat probes? 11:00 Cloud conversation with Gene Kim 1:15:08 Excited about 2025! Guest Gene Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realgenekim/ Hosts Dave Chapmanger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Esmee van de Glühwein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ Rob Snowmanahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Production Dr Mike van der Baubles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapmanger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBeneath-the-Mistletoe Corbett : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Jinglebells Corbett" : https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Episode Notes This latest episode of the JUXTCast features Gene Kim, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, celebrated researcher, and multiple award-winning Chief Technology Officer. Gene is widely recognized for his contributions to the DevOps movement and for co-authoring influential works such as The Phoenix Project and The DevOps Handbook. In this engaging discussion, Gene reflects on his career journey, from his time as the founder and CTO of Tripwire to his rediscovery of the joy of programming through Clojure. The episode explores key themes including high-performing technology organizations, the transformative role of AI in programming, and the strategic importance of modularity in systems design. The conversation also offers unique insights into the evolving role of AI in augmenting developer productivity and creativity. Gene shares his hands-on experience with pair programming and discusses the intersection of REPL-based programming, economic principles in software design, and the future of junior developers in an AI-enhanced ecosystem. Thoughts on a “DORA for GenAI and developers” study: https://x.com/RealGeneKim/status/1856146004724330862  2 hour pair programming with Steve Yegge! https://twitter.com/RealGeneKim/status/1860507119096869363 Description of what I did while walking dog: https://twitter.com/RealGeneKim/status/1853860996689064211  “From Naptime to Big Sleep: Using Large Language Models To Catch Vulnerabilities In Real-World Code,” https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2024/10/from-naptime-to-big-sleep.html?m=1 XTDB: https://docs.xtdb.com/quickstart/sql-overview.html

"Plus il y a de gens, plus Git est efficace" Le D.E.V. de la semaine est Olivier Jacques, consultant ProServe chez Amazon Web Services. Dans cet épisode, nous explorons l'évolution de Git en 2024, alors que nous allons bientôt fêter ses 20 ans. Nous discutons de l'importance de Git dans la gestion du code et examinons plusieurs stratégies d'utilisation au sein des équipes de développement. Olivier présente une typologie de cinq méthodes, comme la stratégie trunk-based, qui favorise l'intégration continue, et aborde les défis liés à chacune d'elles, ainsi que GitFlow, et les branches par environnement (à éviter !). Il met en lumière l'importance du contexte d'équipe et de la culture organisationnelle dans le choix de la stratégie la plus adaptée, tout en soulignant que l'efficacité d'une méthode dépend également de sa mise en &oeliguvre au sein de l'équipe. Liens évoqués pendant l'émission Atlassian : Git workflows.IT Revolution : Accelerate, The Unicorn Project, The Phoenix Project, Team TopologiesGregor Hohpe : Cloud Strategy, Platform Strategy, et son blog sur des sujets d'architecture moderne du logiciel. 🎙️ Soutenez le podcast If This Then Dev ! 🎙️ Chaque contribution aide à maintenir et améliorer nos épisodes. Cliquez ici pour nous soutenir sur Tipeee 🙏Archives | Site | Boutique | TikTok | Discord | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Youtube | Twitch | Job Board |

This week Magnum & Izzo discuss The Montauk Project and its dark history. EPISODE 130 OF THE SWERVE PODCAST ↩️

Jeremy Mack (from The Phoenix Project, which exposes dark money in Bay Area politics) is back for a discussion about upcoming elections, TogetherSF, the billionaire-funded, "pro-moderate" astroturfing group behind SF's Prop. D, and Balaji Srinivasan's plan for "The Network State," a techbro-led New World Order complete with a walled-off Hayes Valley.   The Phoenix Project: https://www.phoenixprojectnow.com/  Instagram: @phoenixprojnow | Twitter: @phoenixprojnow   Past episodes mentioned:  -Alison Collins on being recalled from SFUSD: https://www.patreon.com/posts/project-2025-in-111973369  -Anna Kirsch on the billionaire attempt to create a billionaire's compound in Solano County, "California Forever": https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-planning-f-107097104    "The Tech Baron Seeking to Purge San Francisco of 'Blues'" (Gil Duran, The New Republic): https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat   "SF Dems' sexual-misconduct inquiry puts politico Jay Cheng back in the spotlight" (Joe Rivano Barros, Mission Local): https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/sf-dems-sexual-misconduct-committee-puts-allegations-against-politico-jay-cheng-back-in-spotlight/      Support us and find links to our past episodes: patreon.com/sadfrancisco  

Mama Ganuush hosts a discussion on whether people in the US actually stand a chance under American democracy, when money rules everything around us. Guests from The Phoenix Project (exposing dark money in Bay Area politics) and Pups for Palestine (what it says :) ). Salon HALA will return in 2025.  Salon HALA on Instagram  The Phoenix Project  Zinedogs |  Instagram @zinedogssf  Support us and find links to our past episodes: patreon.com/sadfrancisco  

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Part Two of The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim. Written in the style of a novel, join them as they discuss the protagonist Maxine's journey of transforming the failing Phoenix Project from a big ball of mud into an agile, efficient architecture! -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim https://amzn.to/3XJFg2u (paid link) ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

In this episode of The Valley Today, host Janet Michael welcomed Kristen Gregg and Aliyha Gill from the Phoenix Project. Janet, who also serves as the Vice Chair of the United Way Northern Shenandoah Valley Board of Directors and this year's campaign chair, started the discussion reflecting on her dual role. Kristen is a children's advocate, and Aliyha is a sexual assault advocate at the Phoenix Project. They began by discussing the Phoenix Project's mission in Warren County, providing solutions to domestic and sexual violence through services like a 24-hour hotline, financial assistance, crisis intervention, and shelter. Kristen and Aliyha elaborated on their specific roles, highlighting their supportive counseling and advocacy work. Kristen focused on educational programs for children and parents, while Aliyha discussed accompanying survivors during forensic exams and providing counseling. The conversation then covered the Day of Caring Project, where Shenandoah Valley Orthodontics built playground equipment at the Phoenix Project site. Kristen explained the significance of having a safe outdoor space for children during their parents' counseling sessions. A key part of the discussion was the Healing Art Group supported by a United Way Impact Grant. Aliyha shared details about the program, which helps survivors of domestic and sexual violence express emotions through art. Both Kristen and Aliyha stressed the therapeutic benefits of art in the healing process. The conversation also touched on the Empty Place at the Table campaign, a national initiative to honor victims of domestic violence homicides by setting up empty table displays in public places like restaurants. This provides a discreet way for people to access information and support. October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Phoenix Project's activities included putting up purple ribbons across local businesses and the courthouse to raise awareness. Additionally, the Wine Pull event on October 10th was highlighted as a major fundraiser. The conversation concluded with Kristen and Aaliyah discussing how the community can support the Phoenix Project through volunteering, donations of gift cards, and other contributions. They also shared their 24/7 hotline number, 540-635-2300, and emphasized the importance of maintaining confidentiality and financial autonomy for their clients. Kristen and Aaliyah provided information about their website and social media channels, urging listeners to visit for more details and resources. Visit their website: https://phoenix-project.org and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Art Bell - Harry Braun - The Phoenix Project, Shifting from Oil to Hydrogen

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week's show we turn the clock back to 1942 to unveil the secret military experiment designed to turn the Naval destroyer escort ship the USS Eldridge invisible but accidently sent it into another dimension to the shock and horror of both the onlookers and the crew unfortunate enough to have been onboard. We explore the possibility of Einstein and Tesla's involvement, what horrible fate befell the crew, what the Bible has to say about being trapped between worlds and what spine tingling monstrosities the survivors saw in the void-space out of time. In the extended show we discuss whether it was a vast cover-up or one just one of the most successfully marketed conspiracy theories of all time. Before we wrap things up we even briefly discuss the tall tales of Al Beilek and his time-romping misadventures in tangentially related secret government programs which turned him into a baby. Thank you and enjoy the show! Check out the full-length episode here. &Check out CrypticChronicles.com for more great content like this! In this week's episode we discuss:WW2 Secret ProjectsDegaussing Einstein and Tesla The Day of the Philadelphia Experiment Inside The VortexThe AftermathSymptoms Suffered In the extended show (available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit) we go even further down the rabbit hole to discuss:The Bermuda TriangleTeleporting Bigfoot (Weaponized)AliensMorris K. Jessup Project Blue BookCarlos Allende Al Bielek's Story The Phoenix ProjectThe Montauk ProjectEach host is responsible for writing and creating the content they present. Most sections of this episode were prepared by Tim Hacker of the Cryptic Chronicles Podcast available at CrypticChronicles.com In the notes: red sections are written by Luke Madrid, green sections by Malachor 5, purple written by Heka Astra and blue by Mari Sama.SOURCES:The Ghosts of the Philadelphia ExperimentThe Philadelphia Experiment: Project InvisibilityThe Philadelphia Experiment Revelations!Support the show

We start our show with Joe Rivano Barros, senior editor at Mission Local who describes the monied interests behind Proposition D and the people who stand to profit from and the November elections should San Franciscans vote in favor of Proposition D. The proposition would slash the total number of oversight commissions, give the mayor more authority over those commissions and specifically weaken the police commission, giving the police chief ultimate authority to regulate officer conduct. Internal documents obtained by the Phoenix Project reveals the four year plan on Together SF, the nonprofit backed by tech billionaire Michael Moritz. Read more about that at Mission Local: https://missionlocal.org/2024/09/togethersf-wants-structural-change-in-city-hall-internal-doc-shows-its-just-beginning/ The Oakland Police are threatening to crack down on sex trafficking, but how exactly they plan to do that remains to be seen. Jennifer Lyle, Executive Director of MISSEY, an Oakland based organization which was founded to respond to sexual exploitation describes the criminalization of sex trafficking victims as an attack on poor people. Lyle details what could instead be done to protect vulnerable young women and gender expansive people from falling prey to violence and sex trafficking. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post SF Prop D Would Weaken the City's Oversight Bodies; Plus Oakland Police Threaten to Crack Down on Sex Trafficking appeared first on KPFA.

Nicole Rodriguez is the President of the board of Urban Phoenix Project, an organization that is working to create a more livable city where people can comfortably walk, bike, take transit, and enjoy quality urban spaces. She has a varied background in urban planning, urban forestry and sustainability.

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereGene Kim - Author, Researcher, DevOps Enthusiast & Founder of IT RevolutionCharles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantRESOURCESGenehttps://twitter.com/RealGeneKimhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/realgenekimhttp://www.realgenekim.meCharleshttps://twitter.com/charleshumblehttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.comLinkshttps://youtu.be/vLHFuQjJR8Yhttps://youtu.be/5_rrQND3lpQhttps://youtu.be/dMwGfRINpz0https://youtu.be/KDHyxnLdOqchttps://youtu.be/AxqX9ovGViwhttps://youtu.be/JAl3QFae_dEhttps://youtu.be/l3XwpSKqNZwhttps://youtu.be/wtmW89I941Ihttps://youtu.be/5OjqD-ow8GEhttps://youtu.be/hIwVqt6qtc4DESCRIPTIONJoin Gene Kim and Charles Humble as they demystify the complexities of organizational dynamics, offering a comprehensive guide to navigating challenges and fostering success through his five ideals, backed by real-world stories and expert discussions.Discover the keys to organizational success with Gene Kim and Charles Humble in an insightful conversation, backed by real-world stories and expert discussions. [...]RECOMMENDED BOOKSGene Kim & Steve Spear • Wiring the Winning OrganizationGene Kim • The Unicorn ProjectGene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford • The Phoenix ProjectGene Kim, Nicole Forsgren & Jez Humble • AccelerateGene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis & Nicole Forsgren • The DevOps HandbookGene Kim & John Willis • Beyond The Phoenix ProjectDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and SlowElisabeth Hendrickson • Explore It!Gerald M. Weinberg • Becoming a Technical LeaderTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

0:08 — Cheuk Kwan is author of Have You Eaten Yet: Stories from Chinese restaurants around the world. 0:21 — Veena B. Dubal is a Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. 0:33 — Amira Rose Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas-Austin and the co-host of the Feminist sports podcast, Burn it All Down and the host of Season 3 of American Prodigies. 0:45 — Jeremy Mack is Executive Director & Treasurer of The Phoenix Project: a grassroots organization researching the role of Tech and Real Estate billionaire money and its influence in San Francisco.  The post CA Supreme Upholds Prop 22; Plus, Gender Policing and Racism in Women's Sports; Phoenix Project Tracks Influence of Tech and Real Estate Billionaires in San Francisco City Politics appeared first on KPFA.

Justin Huhn, Founder and Publisher of the Uranium Insider, joins me for yet another very comprehensive macro update on the supply and demand fundamentals for uranium and the nuclear fuel sector, how the longer-term contracting cycle is setting up, and then what he is watching and how he is positioning in the uranium equities in this most recent corrective move lower in the sector.   This is a longer-format follow up to our prior conversation in April, because a lot of nuclear and uranium sector news has been announced, and Justin guides us through with pro tips on how to approach investing in this sector.  (in fact, this may be the longest daily editorial we've ever put out on the KE Report, but it is packed with information, gets into a rapid-fire segment midway through, and then ends with a bang)   We start off reviewing the flurry of news out of Kazakhstan from the largest uranium swing producer in the sector Kazatomprom. In addition to a shortfall of sulphuric acid, increased taxes on production, expected to crimp supply; and yet a surprise announcement of an increase in overall production (while showing a big decrease in their JV production for Canada with Cameco), Justin walks us through all the nuances.   We also discuss the continued unstable politics in Niger making future supply still in question, along with the Australian ban on the Jabiluka uranium deposit; blocking Energy Resources of Australia and Rio Tinto (RIO) from bringing that supply online.  We also discuss expectations for production output from both Cameco (CCO.V) (CCJ), and the French producer Orano, which are not expected to grow output that much over the next year or two.  All of this points to a much more constrained output from global uranium producers, even in face of growing demand.   One bright spot for production is the ramping up of production from US producers like  enCore Energy (EU.V) (EU), Energy Fuels (EFR.TO) (UUUU), Ur-Energy (URE.TO) (URG), Peninsula Energy (PEN.AX) (PENMF), and Uranium Energy Corp (UEC).    Justin provides his thoughts on investing in US-based uranium companies, what he feels their reasonable collective output levels are, and also he also discusses the pros and cons of exploration companies and jurisdiction risk in certain states.   We then delve into all the increasing uranium demand from more countries committing to expand nuclear power buildouts, along with life-extensions on existing reactors, and the role that small modular reactors could have in powering AI data centers and manufacturing or in phasing out coal plants as another demand driver.  Justin touches upon the ongoing bottlenecks with regards to sourcing enriched uranium fuel and enrichment & processing due to the recent sanctions placed on Russian supplies and the waivers that utility companies are waiting for more clarity on.  He also breaks down the bifurcation between the expectations and sentiment from the utility companies and nuclear fuel buyers, compared to the realities that the uranium mining companies have been forecasting; with regards to realistic future mine supply and incentive prices.   Next we get into the key larger uranium development projects in the works and just how many years from actual production all of them are; with no new projects expected to come online until 2027 at the earliest, but likely a lot longer. This review includes the Arrow Project from NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE), the PLS (Patterson Lake) Project held by Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU) (OTCQX: FCUUF), that is currently being acquired by Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN) (OTCQX: PALAF), and the Phoenix Project held by Denison Mines (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN).   While these are all very robust projects, they will not be adding to global production for at least several years, which raises the question of where all the new uranium supply will come from in the interim?   We wrap up by getting Justin's thoughts on the uranium exploration stocks operating in the Athabasca Basin and Thelon Basin of Canada, and where the biggest opportunities and concerns are from his vantage point. With so many uranium discoveries having already been made, the question is posed if any new discoveries will ultimately matter to the medium-term supply fundamentals? Justin points to the ultra-high-grade uranium discovered over the last few years at the Hurricane Deposit, held by IsoEnergy Ltd (TSX: ISO) (OTCQX: ISENF), and the potential of using the Sabre technology from Orano to extract it, and additionally Denison's Phoenix Project.  If more deposits like that can be found, then it will be impactful, and could bring more projects up the development batting order.   Click here to visit the Uranium Insider website.

In this episode of the CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith Townsend interviews Gene Kim, the renowned author of "The Phoenix Project" and "The Unicorn Project." Gene shares his experiences and insights from his extensive DevOps and IT leadership career, exploring how these fictional narratives reflect real-world challenges and triumphs in technology transformations. Gene discusses the role [...]

Gene Kim has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was the founder and CTO of Tripwire, Inc. for 13 years, running an enterprise security software company. As an author, Gene's books have sold over 1 million copies, including earning recognition as a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He most recently co-authored Wiring the Winning Organization, as well as The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook, and the Shingo Publication Award-winning book, Accelerate. Since 2014, he has been the organizer and program chair of the DevOps Enterprise Summit, now called the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit, which studies the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.   Topics of Discussion: [2:11] Gene joins the show and shares more about his career background. [9:51] Gene discusses the three key mechanisms that are common across various frameworks and methodologies: certification, simplification, and amplification. [10:06] What has changed since Gene released his first book in 2004? [14:42] The two revelations in the book. [18:25] The importance of layer 3 (organizational wiring) in complex systems. [21:16] Reducing communication barriers in software development teams. [24:33] Overcoming obstacles as a team. [25:56] IT department's role in business, including challenges with communication and coordination. [27:06] The Check Box project. [30:11] Is the concept of the IT department a good or bad idea? [32:11] What caused the DevOps moment? [38:40] Wiring software organizations for success. [43:08] How Gene learned what good architecture looks like. [44:41] Gene is blown away by how important the notion of independence of action is.   Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at programming@palermo.net. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Gene Kim Gene Kim on X Gene Kim LinkedIn The Unicorn Project, by Gene Kim The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, et al. “What to Expect at Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit at Vegas 2024” “Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System”   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

גיבוי הוא מסוג הדברים שאף פעם לא עומדים בראש סדר העדיפויות. אבל כמו בסרטי אימה, מה שהתעלמנו ממנו עלול לצוץ ולרדוף אותנו, בדיוק ברגע הכי לא מתאים. איך מונעים מראש את הקטסטרופה שכולנו חוששים ממנה? איך מוודאים שכל מה ששמרנו דיגיטלית, לא יעלם?לרן בר-זיק יש הרבה מה לומר על גיבויים, גם ברמה המקצועית, כמפתח וארכיטקט, וגם ברמה האישית, כעיתונאי, כאדם פרטי וכאיש משפחה. שוחחנו על סיפורי אסונות בז'אנר הגיבויים, על האחריות של בוני אתרים ביחס לגיבוי, על מה זה Disaster Recovery, על גיבוי קר ועל גיבוי חם, על פרוטוקול הגיבוי האישי אצל בר-זיק בבית, על מה לא לגבות ואפילו לבער ולהשמיד, ועל למה כדאי לכתוב דוקומנטציה רק אחרי שאוכלים ארוחת צהריים.האזנה נעימה,בועז לביאלספר The Phoenix Project:https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592פוסט של ערן שפירא על חיסכון בגיבוי:https://medium.com/@lxeran/how-we-decreased-our-monthly-aws-costs-from-10-000-to-1-500-f926f1fd4eef

In today's episode, I'm joined by Ciaran Lee, founder and Chief Engineer of Intercom for a discussion that touches on the genesis of Intercom and factors that enabled their success, scaling challenges when you're dealing with double-digit growth month to month, load balancers, canary deployment, the benefits of making many small deployments, how a robust testing environment benefits the hiring process, and the benefits of in-person vs remote work.The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim et al.The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim et al.IntercomCiaran Lee on LinkedInCiaran Lee on Twitter

In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim return from Identiverse 2024 and share their experiences from the conference held in Las Vegas. They discuss notable moments, including unique conference swag and memorable interactions. Special guest Adam Michael, CISO and adjunct professor at Texas A&M University, joins the conversation to discuss the evolution of identity management to identity security at the university. Adam delves into the complexities of managing identity in a higher education environment and shares insights on implementing DevOps practices. The episode covers topics like AI's impact on teaching, infrastructure as code, ROI of identity security projects, and the challenges and benefits of centralizing IT services. Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amikeal/ The Phoenix Project (book): https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592 Attending Identity Week in Europe, America, or Asia? Use our discount code IDAC30 for 30% off your registration fee! Learn more at: Europe: https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week/ America: https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week-america Asia: https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week-asia/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.

Should we look beyond technology organizations to learn essential lessons on how to innovate and run successful, complex technology organizations? Gene Kim believes so and contains unbridled curiosity for transformation across industries, as seen in his most recent book Wiring the Winning Organization. Gene Kim returns to share new lessons in change-making for leaders and companies tackling an array of challenges. Gene Kim is a bestselling author of several books on technology innovation, DevOps, and organizational strategy. He founded and served as CTO of Tripwire for thirteen years, an enterprise security software company, and is the founder of IT Revolution. Gene offers an engineering perspective with an executive-eye view. In this episode, Gene discusses being inspired by Toyota and his goal to lead great organizations toward the most effective, liberated problem-solving capabilities. He shares how coordination is the layer that is the difference-maker in a successful company and offers several case studies across industries. Gene highlights three key factors in a cohesive organization: 1) independence of action, 2) time (for practice and planning, and experimentation and implementation), and 3) actionable feedback that reaches the right people at the right time. Gene offers a metaphor from his book—moving a couch—that exemplifies his experience in communication and coordination. With this simple metaphor, Gene shares how small, cross-functional teams with the right number of collaborators are a great tool for success. Join Gene in Las Vegas from August 20 to 22, 2024, at the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit (formerly DevOps Enterprise Summit). (01:40) – Gene Kim returns(04:22) – Layer three as difference-maker(09:22) – Healthcare case studies(11:55) – Three mechanisms for a cohesion(15:04) – The CheckBox Project(20:29) – “Slowification”(26:55) – “Great in the large, great in the small”(29:03) – Specialization of roles and coordination(34:34) – The technology leader's bossGene Kim is an author, researcher, and technology leader studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. Gene founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of Tripwire, Inc. for thirteen years, an enterprise security software company. He is the WSJ bestselling author of Wiring the Winning Organization, The Unicorn Project, and co-author of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook, and the Shingo Publication Award-winning Accelerate. Since 2014, he has organized the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit (formerly DevOps Enterprise Summit), studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Innovation and the Digital Enterprise in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If

Julie Pitta and Jeremy Mack are part of the Phoenix Project, which is tracking the wealthy wannabe overlords of the Bay. They run down dossiers of five extremely rich dudes who want to run local politics: Michael Moritz, William Oberndorf, Chris Larsen, John Kilroy, Jr., and Garry Tan. Phoenix Project - request the Phoenix Papers: Volume 2 Episodes mentioned:  "VCs vs. SF" f/ Julie Pitta  "Michael Shellenberger Thinks He Knows Your Gender" f/ Soleil Ho "Stop Garry Tan to Stop Asian Hate" f/ Emily Mills

“What are the right ways that we can change that organizational wiring so that people can actually do work easily and well? That's really the goal and if you can make that happen, that is the key to high performance.” In this episode, Adam talks to Gene Kim, author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, researcher, DevOps enthusiast, and founder of IT Revolution. The two discuss topics including the concept of the danger zone and the winning zone in organizations, the challenges and consequences of poor leadership on individuals and the broader organization, and the importance of codifying and sharing knowledge to drive positive change. Gene also shares his journey in the world of technology, what motivates him, and his advice for the SAFe community. Like what you hear? Connect with Gene on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Mike Lyons: Slipping Back, When Agile Teams Drift Back Toward Waterfall Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Mike shares a story from his time with a team that inadvertently started adopting waterfall practices despite beginning with Agile intentions. How did the introduction of a business analyst role lead to a disconnect between the team and their product owner, and what does this signify about the delicate balance of roles within Agile teams? Learn from Mike's retrospective insights on maintaining Agile principles and the importance of quick feedback cycles. Featured Book of the Week: The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim In this segment, Mike describes why the "The Phoenix Project," a business novel resonates so much with scrum masters and Agile practitioners. Why does Mike find himself returning to this book time and again, and how does it mirror the realities of DevOps and Agile environments? Explore how the narrative's emphasis on improving daily work over performing it can revolutionize your approach to Agile project management.   [IMAGE HERE] Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM's that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome!     About Mike Lyons After reading the Agile Manifesto in 2006, Mike focused on making teams and organizations more adaptive and efficient. Despite facing failures and mistakes, these experiences provided him with valuable lessons that enhanced his ability to achieve tangible results with Agile. You can link with Mike Lyons on LinkedIn.

What will the future bring to the workplace — and more importantly, how can organizations start adapting now? It's pretty clear by now that the way of working is changing rapidly. The eruption of generative AI greatly impacted how we see work, and its potential is enormous. There seems to be no limit to what it can do — and that's both exciting and frightening. But regardless of how we feel about it, there's a unifying thought popping into every leader's mind, "If we don't know how this will evolve, how can I prepare for it?" Gene Kim, author of "Wiring The Winning Organization," is here to help. In this webinar, he'll discuss, along with host Matt Beran, several ideas to wire your teams in a way flexible enough to adapt to the speed of change. In addition, they will explore multiple options to leverage automation and AI to build efficient IT services today. So, come join Gene and Matt in this webinar — and get a free AI tools map for service and support! Webinar topics: - Where we stand, and where the IT industry is heading. - How companies are working towards adaptability. - What the greatest organizations are doing TODAY to prepare for tomorrow. - The role of automation and AI in the future workplace. - How to create management systems that liberate people's minds. For the past 25 years, Gene Kim has been studying high-performing technology organizations. He is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, researcher, and multiple award-winning CTO. He founded Tripwire, Inc. and acted as its CTO for 13 years. Some of his most famous books include "Wiring the Winning Organization," "The Unicorn Project," "The DevOps Handbook," and "The Phoenix Project."

Our conversation today featured Kristen Gregg and Aliyha Gill from Phoenix Project to give details about several upcoming events. April is both Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. Kristen and Aaliyah talk about the importance of volunteers and upcoming events such as their Mother's Day gift basket raffle and their 10th-anniversary celebration. Aaliyah explains her role as a sexual assault advocate and the services provided by Phoenix Project. The pair also touch on educational initiatives, events, and campaigns related to sexual violence awareness, healthy relationships, and consent. To learn more about Phoenix Project and access their services, visit their website: https://phoenix-project.org/ 

I have my theories on why W. Edwards Deming is not a household name in 'all' business circles. Many view him as the 'quality' guy who had an impact on Japanese manufacturing after the second world war.That view is limiting as Deming's management mindset was complete with four central tenets:PragmatismThe Law of VariationHuman psychologySystems ThinkingI used to recommend Mary Walton's book to start learning about Deming. That book gave way to a new title by Edward Martin Baker. After meeting and interviewing Gene Kim a few months ago, I now have a favorite book on Deming by John Willis. The title is Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge. John was one of the earliest cloud evangelists and is considered one of the founders of the DevOps movement. John is the author of 7 IBM Redbooks. He is also the co-author of the “DevOps Handbook” and “Beyond the Phoenix Project” along with author Gene Kim.During this conversation, we talk about Deming's influences to how he became such a complete thinker in helping others to improve.

In our continuation of our coverage on the Philadelphia Experiment and the surrounding mysteries we talk about the Montauk Project also known as the Phoenix Project. A bizarre and twisted tale of Nazi scientists, government black ops, time travel, mind control, and alien encounters.In 1992 Preston Nichols and Peter Moon released the book “The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time” which includes the familiar characters Al Bielek and Duncan Cameron. But is this incredibly story nothing more than science fiction or is there really an underground base at Montauk Point in New York? Did the government unlock the mysteries of time travel and mind control? Did Stewart Swerdlow really travel back in time to assassinate Jesus Christ?Let's find out! ---------- Support the show and get bonus UNHINGED episodes ----------ROKFIN - https://www.rokfin.com/ConspiracyPilledLOCALS - https://conspiracypilled.locals.com/ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@conspiracypilled:1 MERCH - https://conspiracypilled.com/collections/allJoin the DISCORD - https://discord.gg/vq2QtU2bUh ---------- SPONSORS ----------NORTH ARROW COFFEE - https://northarrowcoffee.coUse code CONSPIRACY10 to get 10% off your order!HEALTYCELL https://healthycell.comUse code CONSPIRACY for 20% offL&J Turkey Farms https://www.landjturkeyfarms.com/Pasture to plate turkey that is GMO free! Conspiracy Pilled Links – https://solo.to/conspiracypilled ------- FOLLOW THE HOSTS ------- Abby – https://solo.to/abbylibbyPJ – https://solo.to/pj_unhinged Music by : Drake Campos #timetravel #montauk #mkultra

Join me and special guest Will Stanwix as we uncover the secrets of retrofitting a 300-year-old barn with crushed clay roof tiles for stunning finishes in vibrant hues.Dive deep into the history of a saw pit turned wheelwright's house, exploring artefacts and building techniques from the past. Learn about sustainable construction materials like clay blocks, hempcrete, and wood fibre insulation for eco-friendly and cosy spaces. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation on traditional building methods, woodwork skills, brick-making techniques, and the importance of community collaboration in sustainable construction practice.Clayfest 2024 - https://www.ebuki.co/events/clayfest-2024Will Stanwix website - https://thathempcreteguy.com/James Henderson book - https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/earth-render-art-clay/author/henderson-james/Dick Proenneke - https://www.dickproenneke.com/DickProenneke.htmlHG Mathews - https://www.hgmatthews.com/lime-and-cob/Phoenix Project - https://www.phoenixlewes.com/Ground floors ACAN talk with Will Stanwix and Jeffrey Hart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG-n-rTFoPY&t=2797sSteico flex wood fibre insulation - https://www.steico.com/en/flexWork aid Chesham - https://workaid.org/the-workaid-shopIndinature Hemp insulation - https://www.indinature.co/John Seymour - The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency : The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers - https://tinyurl.com/3f749zhk Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to MOJO: The Meaning of Life and Business. In today's episode, our host, Jennifer Glass, invites guest expert Dylan Evans to demystify the world of online security and personal identity protection. Together, they debunk common misconceptions about internet safety, exploring the real risks individuals face and offering practical measures to mitigate them. From cyber attacks and ransomware to the evolution of the security industry, this episode sheds light on the complexities of online security and provides actionable advice for listeners. Join us as we delve into the topic of internet safety, empowering ourselves with valuable knowledge to safeguard our personal information in the digital era. About my guest: Dylan Evans authentically shares his stories, realizations, and current journeys in business and personal growth. Professionally, he demystifies security and shows business leaders the easy and effective ways to stop internet crime. Connect with Dylan on LinkedIn and on the web at https://simple-salt.com Keywords: online safety, Internet security, cyber attacks, ransomware, breaches, personal data, credit freeze, security industry, IT history, risk aversion, financial protection, credit card fraud, tax return fraud, Simple Salt, data protection, strong passwords, password managers, phishing emails, identity protection, website security, LinkedIn, stolen identities, phone security, state espionage, Eastern Europe crime, email providers, phishing attempts, vulnerability, security breaches, fail fast Key topics: 1. Misconceptions about Online Safety - Misperception of online safety - Risks individuals face - Ineffectiveness of commonly touted security measures - Cyber attacks, ransomware, and breaches affecting large organizations - How individuals are not directly impacted by large-scale incidents - Dismissal of the notion that personal data can enable significant crimes 2. Practical Advice for Personal Protection - Freezing credit as a mitigation strategy - Canceling debit cards and using credit cards for payments - Setting random PINs for added security - Using strong passwords and password managers - Identifying and avoiding phishing emails - Importance of using reputable email providers 3. Evolution of Security Industry and IT Culture - Historical blame in corporate America leading to a culture of defensibility - The influence of "The Phoenix Project" in transforming IT industries and security teams - Encouraging a culture less afraid of failure 4. Protecting Personal Identity - Significance of security and financial protection on the internet - Risks such as credit card fraud and tax return fraud - Criminal activities involving buying and selling stolen identities - Enhancements in secure phone systems to prevent state espionage - The supply chain of stealing and selling information 5. Cybersecurity Measures and Recommendations - Use of credit cards for payments and freezing credit - Protecting against phishing attempts with reputable email providers - Advantages of using password managers - Recognizing vulnerability and guarding against low moments 6. Contact Information and Company Spotlight - Simple Salt, a company aiming to demystify data protection - Assisting businesses in evaluating protective options against traditional tech solutions - Contact information for Simple Salt: simplesalt.com 7. Conclusion and Final Thoughts - Encouraging viewers to connect with Dylan through website and LinkedIn - Emphasizing the importance of using strong passwords and password managers

How can leaders wire their organizations to win? Gene Kim explains that work consists of three layers - the objects we work on, the tools we use, and the social connections between people. Successful leaders focus on this third "social circuitry" layer to integrate functions, remove barriers, create independence between teams, amplify weak signals of failure, and practice "slowification" - strategically slowing down to speed up long-term results. He also introduces two other principles - "simplification" and "amplification." Simplification involves breaking down complex problems into manageable parts, while amplification focuses on creating a management system that ensures even the weakest signals of failure are detected and addressed early. Meet Gene Gene's Story: Gene Kim is the co-author of several influential books, including The Unicorn Project, The Phoenix Project, and The DevOps Handbook. His latest book is Wiring the Winning Organization. Gene was the founder and CTO of Tripwire, Inc for 13 years, an enterprise security software company. In 2014, he launched DevOps Enterprise Summit, an annual event that has attracted over 10,000 technology leaders to date. He has spoken at over 100 companies and conferences, including Apple, Target, IBM, Nike, Principal Financial, lululemon, and Microsoft. His books have sold over 1 million copies. https://itrevolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realgenekim/   Book Recommendations Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification by Gene Kim and Steven J. Spear  Examining the shareholder wealth effects of announcements of newly created CIO positions by Dr. Vernon J Richardson  Like this? Creating Dream Teams with Mike Zani Nurturing a Team That Flourishes with Dan Pontefract The Science of High Performance Teams with Dr. David Burkus Join Our Community If you want to view our live podcast episodes, hear about new releases, or chat with others who enjoy this podcast join one of our communities below. Join the Facebook Group Join the LinkedIn Group   Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we'd be thrilled if you'd let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here's a quick guide for posting a review. Review on Apple: https://remarkablepodcast.com/itunes    Podcast Better! Sign up with Libsyn and get up to 2 months free! Use promo code: RLP  

GrowSF, TogetherSF and other benign-sounding local political organizations are more rightwing innovations from rich tech barons like David Sacks and Michael Moritz. Julie Pitta, a journalist previously at the LA Times, Forbes, and the SF Richmond Review, talks about the newly launched Phoenix Project, which looks at how dark money flows in California politics. (FYI: The conversation with Julie was recorded in early February, shortly after Garry "Die Slow" Tan's drunken appropriation of Tupac lyrics calling for the death of a bunch of local politicians, and just before a rightwing trolling campaign convinced the Richmond Review's publisher to abruptly end Julie's column there.) The Phoenix Project 'Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics' (Julie Pitta in the Richmond Review) 'The Tech Plutocrats Dreaming of a Right-Wing San Francisco' (Gil Duran in the New Republic) Our Garry Tan episode (f/ Emily Mills) Sad Francisco is produced by Toshio Meronek and edited by Tofu Estolas. Please support the show and find links to our past episodes on Patreon.

In the Phoenix Project (worth a read), there is a character called Brent, who is to go-to person for everything in IT. I don't know if this character was modeled after Brent Ozar, but I always picture him when I re-read the book, and I suspect he was that person in previous positions. I've been that person as well, and it's both exciting, fulfilling, and very stressful. At Redgate, that person has been Robert C, who is my go-to person for many questions. In the DBA world, I think of Jeff Moden. He's been a prolific and incredible author over the years on many things SQL-related and is a huge proponent of others learning to write better code and better utilize the database platform more efficiently. I suspect in his company, he is the go-to person for most database-related questions and problems. I also suspect he solves most of them very well and has the influence (or power) to effect change. Read the rest of Do You Have a Jeff?

Ever hear of the Phoenix Project? Ever hear of the Manhattan Project? ever hear of the Montauk Project? Chances are you have, but you don't fully understand what they REALLY were. We are going to take a DEEP dive in to them and get insight to our connect to Alien technology, government coverups, and the names connected with these projects that you wont believe! NOTICE Since the release of this episode, I'm unable to find any of the video sources i've mentioned in this episode. I am unclear why, but we will continue to scour the internet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebizarreaf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebizarreaf/support

Gene Kim (@RealGeneKim, Author, Organizational Operations Researcher) talks about the challenges of organizing a team, group, or company to be successful in simple and complex tasks. SHOW: 789CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Learn More About Azure Offerings : Learn more about Azure Migrate and Modernize & Azure Innovate!Azure Free Cloud Resource Kit : Step-by-step guidance, resources and expert advice, from migration to innovation.CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendSHOW NOTES:Wiring the Winning Organization (book) (w/ Steven Spear)The Unicorn Project (homepage)The Unicorn Project (resource guide)The Unicorn Project on The Cloudcast (Eps. 433)The Phoenix Project on The Cloudcast (Eps.79)The DevOps HandbookDevOps Enterprise Summit (event)Topic 1 - Welcome back. It's been way too long. What have you been up to lately? Tell us a little bit about your co-author and where the research for this book came from.Topic 2 - This is a different type of book than The Phoenix Project or Unicorn Project, in that it seems more about managerial structure and research than the inspirational story-telling of past books. Is this addressing a different audience, or you felt that it needed a different framework to make the biggest impact? Topic 3 - At the core of the book are three concepts, amplification (where are the problems) which results in slowificaion (create space for problem solving) and simplification (make problems themselves easier to solve). Walk us through each of these. Topic 4 - As I was reading this book, the thing that jumped out at me the most was the importance of alignment between problem scope, how teams or individuals were aligned, and how much flexibility could be given to different parts of the problem/solution. Topic 5 - The Phoenix and Unicorn Projects inspired a generation of IT professionals to be the champion of the change in their organization. What feedback have you gotten from the readers of Wiring the Winning Organization so far? Topic 6 - These days everyone wants learnings to be quick and with immediate results. Is there a TikTok version of the learnings from this book that anyone could use immediately? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

Season 4 kicks off with a conversation with Gene Kim, author of several renowned books, including "The Phoenix Project," "The DevOps Handbook," and most recently, "Wiring the Winning Organization." In this episode, Gene candidly shares the trials behind writing what he considers one of his most challenging books, why it was a joy to partner with Steven Spear as a co-author, and the key principles needed for creating high-performing teams.Illustrating these ideas, Gene and Conor draw on examples from diverse realms, including the intricacies of software development, the complexities of healthcare, the socio-technical system behind Amazon's success, and everyday tasks like moving a couch. Note: This conversation is a follow-up to last year's episode with Steven Spear. You can listen to Steven's episode here. Show Notes:Order your copy today: Wiring The Winning OrganizationGet your free DORA dashboard: DORA Metrics. 100% Free. Forever.Support the show: Subscribe to our Substack Leave us a review Subscribe on YouTube Follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn Offers: Learn about Continuous Merge with gitStream Get your DORA Metrics free forever

Dave Mangot, CEO and founder of Mangoteque, joins Coreyon Screaming in the Cloud to explain how leveraging DevOps improves the lives of engineers and results in stronger businesses. Dave talks about the importance of exclusively working for private equity firms that act ethically, the key difference between venture capital and private equity, and how conveying issues and ideas to your CEO using language he understands leads to faster results. Corey and Dave discuss why successful business are built on two things: infrastructure as code and monitoring.About DaveDave Mangot, author of DevOps Patterns for Private Equity, helps portfolio companies get good at delivering software.  He is a leading consultant, author, and speaker as the principal at Mangoteque.  A DevOps veteran, Dave has successfully led digital, SRE, and DevOps transformations at companies such as Salesforce, SolarWinds, and Cable & Wireless. He has a proven track record of working with companies to quickly mature their existing culture to improve the speed, frequency, and resilience of their software service delivery.Links Referenced: Mangoteque: https://www.mangoteque.com DevOps Patterns for Private Equity: https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Patterns-Private-Equity-organization/dp/B0CHXVDX1K “How to Talk Business: A Short Guide for Tech Leaders”: https://itrevolution.com/articles/how-to-talk-business-a-short-guide-for-tech-leaders/ TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: Welcome to Screaming in the Cloud. I'm Corey Quinn. My guest today is someone that I have known for, well, longer than I've been doing this show. Dave Mangot is the founder and CEO at Mangoteque. Dave, thank you for joining me.Dave: Hey, Corey, it's great to be here. Nice to see you again.Corey: I have to say, your last name is Mangot and the name of your company is Mangoteque, spelled M-A-N-G-O-T-E-Q-U-E, if I got that correctly, which apparently I did. What an amazing name for a company. How on earth did you name a company so well?Dave: Yeah, I don't know. I have to think back, a few years ago, I was just getting started in consulting, and I was talking to some friends of mine who were giving me a bunch of advice—because they had been doing consulting for quite some time—about what my rates should be, about all kinds of—you know, which vendors I should work with for my legal advice. And I said, “I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with a name for the company.” And this guy, Corey Quinn, was like, “Hey, I got a name for you.” [laugh].Corey: I like that story, just because it really goes to show the fine friends of mine over at all of the large cloud services companies—but mostly AWS—that it's not that hard to name something well. The trick, I think, is just not to do it in committee.Dave: Yeah. And you know, it was a very small committee obviously of, like, three. But yeah, it's been great. I have a lot of compliments on the name of my company. And I was like, oh, “You know that guy, the QuinnyPig dude?” And they're like, “Yeah?” “Oh, yeah, it was—that was his idea.” And I liked it. And it works really well for the things that I do.Corey: It seems to. So, talk to you about what it is that you do because back when we first met and many, many years ago, you were an SRE manager at a now defunct observability company. This was so long ago, I don't think that they used the term observability. It was Librato, which, “What do you do?” “We do monitoring,” back when that didn't sound like some old-timey thing. Like, “Oh, yeah. Right, between the blacksmith and the cobbler.” But you've evolved significantly since you were doing the mundane, pedestrian tasks of keeping the service up and running. What do you do these days?Dave: Yeah, that was before the observability wars [laugh] [whatever you like 00:02:55] to call it. But over time, that company was owned by SolarWinds and I wound up being responsible for all the SolarWinds cloud company SRE organizations. So, started—ran a global organization there. And they were owned by a couple of private equity firms. And I got to know one of the firms rather well, and then when I left SolarWinds, I started working with private equity firm portfolio companies, especially software investments. And what I like to say is I teach people how to get good at delivering software.Corey: So, you recently wrote a book, and I know this because I make it a point to get a copy of the book—usually by buying it, but you beat me to it by gifting me one—of every guest I have on the show who's written a book. Sometimes that means I wind up with the eclectic collections of poetry, other times, I wind up with a number of different books around the DevOps and cloud space. And one of these days, I'm going to wind up talking to someone who wound up writing an encyclopedia or something, to where I have to back the truck around. But what I wanted to ask is about your title, of all things. It's called DevOps Patterns for Private Equity. And I have to ask, what makes private equity special?Dave: I think as a cloud economist, what you also just told me, is you owe me $17.99 for the book because it was gifted.Corey: Is that how expensive books are these days? My God, I was under the impression once you put the word ‘DevOps' in the title, that meant you're above 40 bucks, just as, you know, entrance starting fees here.Dave: I think I need to talk to my local cloud economist on how to price things. Yeah, the book is about things that I've basically seen at portfolio companies over the years. The thing about, you know, why private equity, I think it would be one question, just because I've been involved in the DevOps movement since pretty much the start, when John Willis calls me a DevOps OG, which I think is a compliment. But the thing that I like about working with private equity, and more specifically, private equity portfolio companies is, like I wrote in the book, they're serious. And serious means that they're not afraid to make a big investment, they're not afraid to change things quickly, they're not afraid to reorganize, or rethink, or whatever because a lot of these private equity firms have, how they describe it as a three to five year investment thesis. So, in three to five years, they want to have some kind of an exit event, which means that they can't just sit around and talk about things and try it and see what happens—Corey: In the fullness of time, 20 years from now. Yeah, it doesn't work that well. But let's back up a little bit here because something that I have noticed over the years is that, especially when it comes to financial institutions, the general level of knowledge is not terrific. For a time, a lot of people were very angry at Goldman Sachs, for example. But okay, fair enough. What does Goldman Sachs do? And the answer was generally incoherent.And again, I am in no way, shape or form, different from people who form angry opinions without having all of the facts. I do that myself three times before breakfast. My last startup was acquired by BlackRock, and I was the one that raised our hand internally, at the 40-person company when that was announced, as everyone was sort of sitting there stunned: “What's a BlackRock?” Because I had no idea. Well, for the next nine months, I assure you, I found out what a BlackRock is. But what is private equity? Because I see a lot of them getting beaten up for destroying companies. Everyone wants to bring up the Toys-R-Us story as a for instance. But I don't get the sense that that is the full picture. Tell me more.Dave: Yes. So, I'm probably not the best spokesperson for private equity. But—Corey: Because you don't work for a private equity firm, you only work with them, that makes you a terrific spokesperson because you're not [in 00:06:53] this position of, “Well, justify what your company does here,” situation, there's something to be said for objectivity.Dave: So, you know, like I wrote in the book, there are approximately 10,000 private equity firms in the United States. They are not all going to be ethical. That is just not a thing. I choose to work with a specific segment of private equity companies, and these private equity companies want to make a good business. That's what they're going for.And you and I, having had worked at many companies in our careers, know that there's a lot of companies out there that aren't a good business. You're like, “Why are we doing this? This doesn't make any sense. This isn't a good investment. This”—there's a lot of things and what I would call the professional level private equity firms, the ones at the top—and not all of them at the top are ethical, don't get me wrong; I have a blacklist here of companies I won't work for. I will not say who those companies are.Corey: I am in the same boat. I think that anyone who works in an industry at all and doesn't have a list of companies that they would not do business with, is, on some level, either haven't thought it through, hasn't been in business long enough, or frankly, as long as you're paying them, everything you can do is a-okay. And you know, I'm not going to sit here and say that those are terrible people, but I never wanted to do that soul-searching. I always thought the only way to really figure out where you stand is to figure it out in advance before there's money on the table. Like, do you want to go do contracting for a defense company? Well no, objectively, I don't, but that's a lot harder to say when they're sitting on the table with $20 million in front of you of, “Do you want to work with a defense company?” Because you can rationalize your way into anything when the stakes are high enough. That's where I've always stood on it. But please, continue.Dave: I'd love to be in that situation to turn down $20 million [laugh].Corey: Yeah, that's a hard situation to find yourself in, right?Dave: But regardless, there's a lot of different kinds of private equity firms. Generally the firms that I work with, they all want—not generally; the ones I work with want to make better companies. I have had operating partners at these companies tell me—because this always comes up with private equity—there's no way to cut your way to a good company. So, the private equity firms that I work with invest in these companies. Do they sell off unprofitable things? Of course they do. Do they try to streamline some things sometimes so that the company is only focused on X or Y, and then they tuck other companies into it—that's called a buy and build strategy or a platform strategy—yes. But the purpose of that is to make a better company.The thing that I see a lot of people in our industry—meaning, like, us tech kind of folks—get confused about is what the difference is between venture capital and private equity. And private equity, in general, is the thing that is the kind of financing that follows on after venture capital. So, in venture capital, you are trying to find product-market fit. The venture capitalists are putting all their bets down like they're in Vegas at re:Invent, and trying to figure out which bet is going to pay off, but they have no expectation that all of the bets are going to pay off. With private equity, the companies have product-market fit, they're profitable. If they're not profitable, they have a very clear line to profitability.And so, what these private equity firms are trying to do, no matter what the size of the company is, whether it's a 50-person company or a 5000-person company, they're trying to get these companies up to another level so that they're more profitable and more valuable, so that either a larger fish will gobble them up or they'll go out on the public markets, like onto the stock market, those kinds of things, but they're trying to make a company that's more valuable. And so, not everything looks so good [laugh] when you're looking at it from the outside, not understanding what these people are trying to do. That's not to say they're not complete jerks who are in private equity because there are.Corey: Because some parts are missing. Kidding. Kidding. Kidding.Dave: [laugh].Corey: It's a nuanced area, and it's complicated, just from the perspective of… finance is deceptively complicated. It looks simple, on some level, because on some level, you can always participate in finance. I have $10. I want to buy a thing that costs $7. How does that work? But it gets geometrically more complex the further you go. Financial engineering is very much a thing.And it is not at all obvious how those things interplay with different dynamics. One of the private equity outcomes, as you alluded to a few minutes ago, is the idea that they need to be able to rapidly effect change. It becomes a fast turnaround situation, and then have an exit event of some kind. So, the DevOps patterns that you write about are aligned with an idea of being effective, presumably, rather than, well, here's how you slowly introduce a sweeping cultural mindset shift across the organization. Like, that's great, but some of us don't have that kind of runway for what we're trying to achieve to be able to pull that off. So, I'm assuming that a lot of the patterns you talk about are emphasizing rapid results.Dave: Well, I think the best way to describe this, right, is what we've talked about is they want to make a better company. And for those of us who have worked in the DevOps movement for all these years, what's one great way of making a better company? Adopting DevOps principles, right? And so, for me, one of the things I love about my job is I get to go in and make engineers' lives better. No more working on weekends, no more we're only going to do deployments at 11 o'clock at night, no more we're going to batch things up and ship them three or four times a year, which all of us who've done DevOps stuff for years know, like, fastest way to have a catastrophe is batch up as many things as possible and release them all at once.So like, for me, I'm going in making engineers' lives better. When their lives are better, they produce better results because they're not stressed out, they're not burned out, they get to spend time with their families, all those kinds of things. When they start producing better results, the executives are happier. The executives can go to the investors and show all the great results they're getting, so the investors are happier. So, for me, I always say, like, I'm super lucky because I have a job that's win, win, win.And like, I'm helping them to make a better company, I'm helping them to ship faster, I'm helping them do things in the cloud, I'm helping them get more reliability, which helps them retain customers, all these things. Because we know from the—you know, remember the 2019 State of DevOps Report: highest performers are twice as likely to meet or exceed their organization's performance goals, and those can be customer retention, revenue, whatever those goals are. And so, I get to go in and help make a better company because I'm making people's lives better and, kind of, everybody wins. And so, for me, it's super rewarding.Corey: That's a good way of framing it. I have to ask, since the goal for private equity, as you said, is to create better companies, to effectively fix a bunch of things that, for better or worse, had not been working optimally. Let me ask the big, dumb, naive question here. Isn't that ostensibly the goal of every company? Now, everyone says it's their goal, but whether that is their goal or not, I think, is a somewhat separate question.Dave: Yeah. I—that should be the goal of every company, I agree. There are people who read my book and said, “Hey, this stuff applies far beyond private equity.” And I say, “Yeah, it absolutely does.” But there are constraints—[gold rat 00:15:10]—within private equity, about the timing, about the funding, about whatever, to get the thing to another level. And that's an interesting thing that I've seen is I've seen private equity companies take a company up to another level, have some kind of exit event, and then buy that company again years later. Which, like, what? Like, how could that be?Corey: I've seen that myself. It feels, on some level, like that company goes public, and then goes private, then goes public, then goes private to the same PE firm, and it's like, are you really a PE company or are you just secretly a giant cat, perpetually on the wrong side of a door somewhere?Dave: But that's because they will take it to a level, the company does things, things happen out in the market, and then they see another opportunity to grow them again. Where in a regular company—in theory—you're going to want to just get better all the time, forever. This is the Toyota thesis about continual improvement.Corey: I am curious as far as what you are seeing changing in the market with the current macroeconomic conditions, which is a polite way to say the industry going wonky after ten years of being relatively up and to the right.Dave: Yeah, well, I guess the fun thing is, we have interest rates, we had a pandemic, we had [laugh], like, all this exciting stuff. There's, you know, massive layoffs, [unintelligible 00:16:34] and then all this, kind of like, super churn-y things. I think the fun thing for me is, I went to a private equity conference in San Francisco, I don't know, a month ago or something like that, and they had all these panelists on stage pontificating about this and that and the other thing, and one of the women said something that I thought was really great, especially for someone like me. She said, “The next five to ten years in private equity are going to be about growth and operational efficiency.” And I was like, “That's DevOps. That's awesome.” [laugh].That really works well for me because, like, we want to have people twice as likely to meet or exceed their organization's performance goals. That's growth. And we want operational efficiency, right? Like, stop manually copying files around, start putting stuff in containers, do all these things that enable us to go fast speed and also do that with high quality. So, if the next five to ten years are going to be about growth and operational efficiency, I think it's a great opportunity for people to take in a lot of these DevOps principles.And so, the being on the Screaming in the Cloud podcast, like, I think cloud is a huge part of that. I think that's a big way to get growth and operational efficiency. Like, how better to be able to scale? How better to be able to Deming's PDSA cycle, right—Plan, Do, Study, Act—how better to run all these experiments to find out, like, how to get better, how to be more efficient, how to meet our customers' demands. I think that's a huge part of it.Corey: That is, I think, a very common sentiment as far as how folks are looking at things from a bigger picture these days. I want to go back as well to something you said earlier that I was joking around at the start of the episode about, “Wow, what an amazing name for the company. How did you come up with it?” And you mentioned that you had been asking a bunch of people for advice—or rather, you mentioned you had gotten advice from people. I want to clarify, you were in fact asking. I wasn't basically the human form of Clippy popping up, “It looks like you're starting a business. Let me give you unsolicited advice on what you should be doing.”What you've done, I think, is a terrific example of the do what I say not what I do type of problem, where you have focused on your positioning on a specific segment of the market: private equity firms and their portfolio companies. If I had been a little bit smarter, I would have done something similar in my own business. I would fix AWS bills for insurance companies in the Pacific Northwest or something like that, where people can hear the type of company they are reflected in the name of what it is that you do. I was just fortunate enough or foolish enough to be noisy enough in order to talk about what I do in a way that I was able to overcome that. But targeting the way that you have, I think is just so spot on. And it's clearly working out for you.Dave: I think a Corey Quinn Clippy would be very distracting in [laugh] my Microsoft Word, first of all [laugh]. Second of all—Corey: They're calling it Copilot now.Dave: [laugh]—there's this guy Corey and his partner Mike who turned me on to this guy, Jonathan Stark, who has his theory about your business. He calls it, like, elucidating, like, a Rolodex moment. So, if somebody's talking about X or Y, and they say, “Oh, yeah. You want to talk to Corey about that.” Or, “You want to talk to Mike about that.”And so, for me, working with private equity portfolio companies, that's a Rolodex moment. When people are like, “I'm at a portfolio company. We just got bought. They're coming in, and they want to understand what our spend is on the cloud, and this and that. Like, I don't know what I'm supposed to do here.” A lot of times people think of me because I tend to work on those kinds of problems. And so, it doesn't mean I can't work on other things, and I definitely do work on other things, I've definitely worked with companies that are not owned by private equity, but for me, that's really a place that I enjoy working, and thankfully, I get Rolodex moments from those things.Corey: That's the real value that I've found. The line I've heard is always it's not just someone at a party popping up and saying, “Oh, yeah, I have that problem.” But, “Oh, my God, you need to talk to this person I know who has that problem.” It's the introduction moment. In my case at least, it became very hard for me to find people self-identifying as having large AWS bills, just because, yeah, individual learners or small startup founders, for example, might talk about it here and there, but large companies do not tend to complain about that in Twitter because that tends to, you know, get them removed from their roles when they start going down that path. Do you find that it is easier for you to target what you do to people because it's easier to identify them in public? Because I assure you, someone with a big AWS bill is hard to spot out of a crowd.Dave: Well, I think you need to meet people where they are, I think is probably the best way of saying that. So, if you are—and this isn't something I need to explain to you, obviously, so this is more for your listeners, but like, if you're going to talk about, “Hey, I'm looking for companies with large AWS bills,” [pthhh] like that's, maybe kind of whatever. But if you say, “Hey, I want to improve your margins and your operational efficiencies,” all of a sudden, you're starting to speak their language, right? And that language is where people start to understand that, “Hey, Corey's talking about me.”Corey: A large part of how I talk about this was shaped by some of the early conversations I had. The way that I think about this stuff and the way that I talk is not necessarily what terms my customers use. Something that I found that absolutely changed my approach was having an investigative journalist—or a former investigative journalist, in this case—interview people I'd worked with to get case studies and testimonials from them. But what she would also do was get the exact phrasing that they use to describe the value that I did, and how they talked about what we'd done. Because that became something that was oh, you're effectively writing the rough draft of my marketing copy when you do that. Speaking in the language of your customer is so important, and I meet a lot of early-stage startups that haven't quite unlocked that bit of insight yet.Dave: And I think looking at that from a slightly different perspective is also super important. So, not only speaking the language of your customer, but let's say you're not a consultant like me or you. Let's say you work inside of a company. You need to learn to speak the language of business, right? And this is, like, something I wrote about in the beginning of the book about the guy in San Francisco who got locked up for not giving away the Cisco passwords, and Gavin Newsom had to go to his jail cell and all this other crazy stuff that happened is, technologists often think that the reason that they go to work is to play with technology. The reason we go to work is to enable the business.And—so shameless plug here I—wrote a paper that came out, like, two months ago with IT Revolution—so the people who do The Phoenix Project, and Accelerate, and The DevOps Handbook, and all that other stuff, I wrote this paper with, like, Courtney Kissler, and Paul Gaffney, and Scott Nasello, and a whole bunch of amazing technologists, but it's about speaking the language of business. And as technologists, if we want to really contribute and feel like the work that we're doing is contributing and valuable, you need to start understanding how those other people are talking. So, you and I were just talking about, like, operational efficiencies, and margins, and whatever. What is all that stuff? And figuring that out and being able to have that conversation with your CEO or whoever, those are the things that get people to understand exactly what you're trying to do, and what you're doing, and why this thing is so important.I talk to so many engineers that are like, “Ah, I talked to management and they just don't understand, and [da-dah].” Yeah, they don't understand because you're speaking technology language. They don't want to hear about, like, CNCF compliant this, that, and the—that doesn't mean anything to them. You need to understand in their lang—talk to them and their language and say like, “Hey, this is why this is good for the business.” And I think that's a really important thing for people to start to learn.Corey: So, a question that I have, given that you have been doing this stuff, I think, longer than I have, back when cloud wasn't really a thing, and then it was a thing, but it seemed really irresponsible to do. And then it went through several more iterations to the point where now it's everywhere. What's your philosophy of cloud?Dave: So, I'll go back to something that just came out, the 2023 State of DevOps Report just came out. I follow those things pretty closely. One of the things they talked about in the paper is one of the key differentiators to get your business to have what they call high organizational performance—again, this [laugh] is going back to business talk again—is what they call infrastructure flexibility. And I just don't think you can get infrastructure flexibility if you're not in the cloud. Can you do it? Absolutely.You know, back over a decade ago, I built out a bunch of stuff in a data center on what I called cloud principles. We could shoot things in the head, get new ones back, we did all kinds of things, we identified SKUs of, like, what kind of classes of machines we had. All that looks like a lot of stuff that you would just do in AWS, right? Like, I know, my C instances are compute. I know my M instances are memory. Like, they're all just SKUs, right?Corey: Yeah, that changed a little bit now to the point where they have so many different instance families that some of their names look like dumps of their firmware.Dave: [laugh]. That is probably true. But like, this idea that, like, I want to have this infrastructure flexibility isn't just my idea that it's going to turn out well. Like, the State of DevOps Report kind of proves it. And so, for me, like, I go back to some of the principles of the DevOps movement, and like, if you look at the DORA metrics, let's say you've got deployment frequency and lead time for changes. That's speed: how fast can I do something? And you've got time-to-recover, and you've got change failure rate. That's quality: how much can I ship without having problems, and how fast can I recover when I do?And I think this is one of the things I teach to a lot of my clients about moving into the cloud. If you want to be successful, you have to deliver with speed and quality. Speed: Infrastructure as Code, full stop. If I want to be able to go fast, I need to be able to destroy an environment, bring a new environment up, I need to be able to do that in minutes. That's speed.And then the second requirement, and the only other requirement, is build monitoring in from the start. Everything gets monitored. And that's quality. Like, if I monitor stuff, I know when I've deployed something that's spiking CPU. If that's monitored, I know that this thing is costing me a hell of a lot more than other things. I know all this stuff. And I can do capacity planning, I can do whatever the heck I want. But those are the two fundamental things: Infrastructure as Code and monitoring.And yes, like you said, I worked at a monitoring or observability company, so perhaps I'm slightly biased, but what I've seen is, like, companies that adopt those two principles, and everything else comes from that—so all my Kubernetes stuff and all those other things are not at odds with those principles—those are the people who actually wind up doing really well. And I think those are the people that have—State of DevOps Report—infrastructure flexibility, and that enables them to have higher organizational performance.Corey: I think you're onto something. Like, I still remember the days of having to figure out the number of people who you had in your ops team versus how many servers they could safely and reasonably run. And now that question has little, if any, meaning. If someone asked me, “Okay, so we're running right now 10,000 instances in our cloud environment. How many admins should it take us to run those?” The correct response is, “How the heck are you running those things?” Like, tell me more because the answer is probably terrifying. Because right now, if you do that correctly, it's you want to make a change to all of them or some subset of them? You change a parameter somewhere and computers do the heavy lifting.Dave: Yeah, I ran a content delivery network for cable and wireless. We had three types of machines. You know, it was like Windows Media Server and some squid-cache thing or whatever. And it didn't matter how many we had. It's all the same. Like, if I had 10,000 and I had 50,000, it's irrelevant. Like, they're all the same kind of crap. It's not that hard to manage a bunch of stuff that's all the same.If I have 10,000 servers and each one is a unique, special snowflake because I'm running in what I call a hosted configuration, I have 10,000 customers, therefore I have 10,000 servers, and each of them is completely different than the other, then that's going to be a hell of a lot harder to manage than 10,000 things that the load balancer is like [bbbrrrp bbbrrrp] [laugh] like, just lay it out. So, it's sort of a… kind of a nonsense question at this point. Like you're saying, like, it doesn't really matter how many. It's complexity. How much complexity do I have? And as we all say, in the DevOps movement, complexity isn't free. Which I'll bet is a large component of how you save companies money with The Duckbill Group.Corey: It goes even beyond that because cloud infrastructure is always less expensive than the people working on it, unless you do something terrifying. Otherwise, everything should be running an EC2 instances. Nothing higher-level built on top of it because if people's time is free, the cheapest thing you're going to get is a bunch of instances. The end. That is not really how you should be thinking about this.Dave: [laugh]. I know a lot of private equity firms that would love to find a place where time was free [laugh]. They could make a lot of money.Corey: Yeah. Pretty sure that the biggest—like, “What's your biggest competitive headwind?” You know [laugh], “Wage laws.” Like it doesn't work that way. I'm sorry, but it doesn't [laugh].I really want to thank you for taking the time to talk to me about what you're up to, how things are going over in your part of the universe. If people want to learn more, where's the best place for them to go to find you?Dave: They can go to mangoteque.com. I've got all the links to my blog, my mailing list. Definitely, if you're interested in this intersection of DevOps and private equity, sign up for the mailing list. For people who didn't get Corey's funky spelling of my last name, it is a play on the fact that it is French and I also work with technology companies. So, it's M-A-N-G-O-T-E-Q-U-E dot com.If you type that in—Mangoteque—to any search engine, obviously, you will find me. I am not difficult to find on the internet because I've been doing this for quite some time. But thank you for having me on the show. It's always great to catch up with you. I love hearing about what you're doing. I super appreciate you're asking me about the things that I'm working on, and you know, been a big help.Corey: No, it's deeply fascinating. It's neat to watch you continue to meet your market in a variety of different ways. Dave Mangot, CEO and founder of Mangoteque, which is excellently named. I'm Cloud Economist Corey Quinn, and this is Screaming in the Cloud. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, whereas if you've hated this episode, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, along with an angry comment almost certainly filled with incoherent screaming because you tuned out just as soon as you heard the words ‘private equity.'Corey: If your AWS bill keeps rising and your blood pressure is doing the same, then you need The Duckbill Group. We help companies fix their AWS bill by making it smaller and less horrifying. The Duckbill Group works for you, not AWS. We tailor recommendations to your business, and we get to the point. Visit duckbillgroup.com to get started.

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #493 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Gene Kim and Steve Spear, co-authors of the new book Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification. Joining us for the first time is Gene Kim, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, researcher who has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999 – He was the founder and CTO of Tripwire for 13 years. He is the author of six books, The Unicorn Project (2019), and co-author of the Shingo Publication Award-winning Accelerate (2018), The DevOps Handbook (2016), and The Phoenix Project (2013). Since 2014, he has been the founder and organizer of DevOps Enterprise Summit, (now the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit) studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations. He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and family. Dr. Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and author of influential publications like the book The High-Velocity Edge, and the HBR articles “Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System,” and “Fixing Healthcare from the Inside, Today.”  An advisor to corporate and governmental leaders across a range of fields, he is also the founder of See to Solve, a business process software company. He has a doctorate from Harvard, masters degrees in mechanical engineering and management from MIT, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton.  Steve was previously a guest give times in episodes 58, 87, 262, 358, and 386. Questions, Notes, and Highlights: Gene — what's your “Lean” origin story or however you would frame or label it? Steve — what's a key highlight of your Lean origin story? “The ultimate learning machine” – Toyota Backstory on working together on this book? How many copied 2 pizza teams from Amazon and failed?? What puts some companies in the “danger zone” and how is that detected if it's not obvious? The andon cord was a way to speak up Steve – see, solve, share? A 4th step? See, safe to speak, solve, share? You write about recurring problems in a workplace. How do you think the behavior of managers punishing people for problems gets in the way of solving problems? The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in its 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more. This podcast was also brought to you by Arena, a PTC Business. Arena is the proven market leader in Cloud Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with over 1,400 customers worldwide. Visit the link arenasolutions.com/lean to learn more about how Arena can help speed product releases with one connected system. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network.   

Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu93zN6Q_ygmzRcIa8elTTw/joinJoseph W. Powell became public to share his experiences & his self-appointed mission to stop the abduction & abuse of children and help wake up as many Fractal Weapons as possible for the current threat to humanity. That is an intersystem battle with various ET and criminal humans/hybrids controlling the factions seeking the continued enslavement & domination of our Planet Terra & this solar system. He was Kidnapped, mind Fractured, trained as a psionic & forced into The Phoenix Project, The Stargate Project, Project IBIS, Solar Warden, Mars Defense Force, Nacht Waffen, Merchant Marine Fleet, Black Manta & other earth units. He served willingly in the Ashtar Galactic Command, not the CIA psyop that most people know of in his own words. When he isn't doing interviews or speaking at public events, he talks with other survivors, helping sort through their memory, or removing blocks on their memories free of charge. You can go to his Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/226672939647830/?ref=share

In this Psychedelic Podcast episode, co-host Joseph Anew speaks with entrepreneur and Phoenix Project founder Dr. Melissa Barker about transcending trauma with psychedelics. Joseph and Dr. Barker explore questions like, Why do traditional therapies fall short of repairing deep wounds? What can psychedelics do for trauma that other modalities can't? How can survivors choose between ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, and other psychedelic medicines? And what role do microdosing and community play in long-term healing? This conversation unveils the trauma-healing trajectory as survivors overcome suffering, embrace their whole selves, and emerge as autonomous leaders. Dr. Melissa Barker, Ed.D.: Dr. Melissa Barker, EdD is an entrepreneur, activist, and emerging voice in the growing psychedelics movement. She is also the founder of The Phoenix Project, a community-led mental health tech platform created by trauma survivors for trauma survivors. Dr. Barker's personal journey healing from sexual violence led her to psychedelics, including ketamine, MDMA/MDA, psilocybin, and LSD. She's currently utilizing her experiences to build Phoenix, the first AI companion designed specifically for trauma recovery and psychedelic integration. Highlights: Dr. Barker's personal trauma history and its impact on her mental health. How psychedelics accelerated Dr. Barker's healing journey. Dr. Barker's transformative experiences with ketamine, psilocybin, MDMA, and MDA. Integrating powerful psychedelic experiences into daily life. Addressing issues of psychedelic access, safety, and reciprocity. Exploring The Phoenix Project & the importance of community healing. Dr. Barker's seven stages of trauma recovery. How The Phoenix Project got its name, and what's to come in version 2.0. Kundalini yoga's role in Dr. Barker's and Joseph's healing journeys. Dr. Barker's message of hope to trauma survivors. How to connect with Dr. Barker. Key Links: The Phoenix Project: https://www.iamphoenixproject.com/     The Phoenix Project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam_phoenix_project/?hl=en    Dr. Barker on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmelissabarker/?hl=en Episode Sponsors: BiOptimizers - Get 10% off Magnesium Breakthrough Psyched Wellness - use code THIRDWAVE23 to get 15% off.

Mike Long (CEO @_kosli) talks about the challenges of enabling Governance and Compliance into DevOps teams and processesSHOW: 759CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"All Things Open 2023 is making 5 free passes + a 20% discount available to the Cloudcast community! More than 150 speakers and 175 sessions will be featured in downtown Raleigh October 15-17.Free Pass (auto-applied until they are gone!)Once the free pass have been claimed, use this link for 20% off!Put Generative AI to Work Virtual Conference, 3 Free passes are available! Email us (address below). Once those are gone, use CLOUDCAST40 for 40% off! SHOW SPONSORS:Code Comments - An original podcast from Red Hat (Season 2)Adjusting to new technology, from teams that have been through itFind "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple, Google and SpotifyKeep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBESHOW NOTES:Kosli (homepage)Supply Chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA)DevOps Automated Governance (Reference Architecture)Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a bit about your background.Topic 2 - Let's talk about building software for businesses. Lots of people have read the Phoenix Project, and yet most companies still struggle to deploy software fast enough. Where are the bottlenecks today?Topic 3 - What about Governance or Compliance or Auditing as functions? Can you help the audience understand their purpose and what those groups/functions do?Topic 4 - Software development seems to boil down to lots of impedance mismatches due to managing risk (testing, security, compliance, etc.). How does Kosli play a role in trying to improve those mismatches?Topic 5 - DevOps Automated Governance. What is it, how is it implemented, what benefits do companies get from it?Topic 6 - I saw the Kosli technology described as “a flight recorder for your runtime environments”. Is the recorder primarily for the auditors, or does it become part of operations?'Topic 7 - How do companies typically get started using Kosli? Does it have to be all at once, are is there a typical Crawl-Walk-Run model?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet